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Issue: 33       
July 2013 

Dear opera-lover,

   

July 2013 Our July cover features two Russian superstars, Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Anna Netrebko, who we review in Yevgeny Onegin in Vienna--with Netrebko, remarkably, singing her first Tatyana.  

The Russian focus continues with Hugh Canning's report on the gala unveiling of Valery Gergiev's new Maryinsky II in St Petersburg. And there's Linz's new Theater am Volksgarten, too: John Allison reports, and gives his verdict on the new Glass work, Spuren der Verirrten, with which it opened. 

We've got an interview with Catherine Foster, the British soprano singing Br�nnhilde in Bayreuth's Wagner-anniversary Ring, as well as an introduction to Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari and I gioielli della Madonna, ahead of Opera Holland Park's new production. Richard Fairman, meanwhile, delves into the mystical world of the prompter, and his fascinating article coincides with the start of a new back-page series, Largo al factotum..., exploring the myriad unsung jobs in and around the opera house.

Our reviews section is packed, as ever, and includes: 
  • Glyndebourne's new Ariadne and period-instrument Falstaff  
  • Fl�rez and DiDonato in La donna del Lago at Covent Garden  
  • WNO's new Lohengrin 
  • The Royal Opera's Don Carlo, with and without Anja Harteros 
  • Carrie Cracknell's ENO Wozzeck 
  • Joshua and Albert Herring from Opera North
  • Scottish Opera's Pirates of Penzance   

There's all these, extensive additional coverage of opera around the world, as well as plenty of CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases, not to mention the usual news and insights. And remember, the best way to make sure you never miss out is to subscribe--call 01371 851804 or email opera@escosubs.co.uk now!  

 

With best wishes,

 

The Opera Team 

 

JULY SPOTLIGHT

6           Cooperstown, Alice Busch Opera Theater. Glimmerglass Festival opens with Francesca Zambello directing a new Der fliegende Holl�nder, with Ryan McKinny, c. John Keenan

 

7        Vienna, Theater an der Wien. Peter Konwitschny directs a new Attila, with Dmitry Belosselsky and George Petean, c. Riccardo Frizza

 

10         Aix-en-Provence, Grand Th��tre. Evelyn Herlitzius, Waltraud Meier and Adrianne Pieczonka lead Patrice Ch�reau's new Elektra, c. Esa-Pekka Salonen

 

10         Venice, La Fenice. Myung-Whun Chung conducts Gregory Kunde, Lucio Gallo and Carmela Remigio in Otello, p. Francesco Micheli

 

17         Bregenz, Seeb�hne. David Pountney directs a new production of Die Zauberfl�te, c. Patrick Summers

 

18         Bregenz, Festspielhaus. Premiere of Andr� Tchaikowsky's The Merchant of Venice, with Richard Angas, c. Erik Nielsen, p. Keith Warner

 

26         Bayreuth, Festspielhaus. New Ring cycle gets under way with Kirill Petrenko conducting Frank Castorf's Das Rheingold, with Wolfgang Koch as Wotan

 

26         Annandale-on-Hudson, Fisher Center. Bard Summerscape features Taneyev's Oresteia, c. Leon Botstein, p. Thaddeus Strassberger

 

26         Salzburg, Felsenreitschule. First Austrian performance of Birtwistle's Gawain, with John Tomlinson, Christopher Maltman, Laura Aikin, c. Ingo Metzmacher, p. Alvis Hermanis

 

27         St Petersburg, Maryinsky II. Valery Gergiev conducts the stage premiere of Rodion Shchedrin's The Left Hander, p. Alexey Stepanyuk

 

27              Santa Fe, Crosby Theatre. David Daniels creates the title role in Theodore Morrison's Oscar, with Dwayne Croft and Heidi Stober, c. Evan Rogister, p. Kevin Newbury